Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-11-17
IN THE PRIZE RING.
JACK N'AULIPPB AND jim CARNEY 5
FIGHT A DRAWN BATTLE
SeVenty;POur Bloody ROunds-Ons Of the Nos, Dss-
Perats Contests on RsCori-Ths Englishman
Has the Advantage, Ba, Il Is
Declared a Draw.

Has the Advantage, Bu, |. Is
Declared Draw.
Boston, November l6.-The Carney
McAuliffe fight was planned to take place |
at s o'clock last evening, at suburba
resort about ten miles from Boston. The |
chase of outside sporting men was so close |
that the men and their hackers were una
bic to shake them of, and it became neces-
sary to postpone the fight until several
hours later. The preparations for the fight
after the first failures to bring the men to-
gether, were managed skilfully and quiet
ly until within day or two. During the
last forty-eight hours the friends of the
two men talked too much. Every sport
ing man knew that O'Clock was the hour
selected for the call oil time, and that it
The subterfuges to which they resorted in
order to get out of town unobseryed were
clever and amusing. The two principals,
who have been keeping in strict seclusion
for twenty-ion hours, got away success
fully at . p. nj. Captain Cook went with
Carney and Kennedy with McAuliffe. The
twenty purse makers slid out alone or in
couples Just after dark, and by various
private eonveyances.
They were well on their journey before
the general run of sporting men heard the
news, and then there was a rush for her
dies and vehicles of all kinds. Soon Bos-
tons usually quiet streets were alive with
flying steeds and rattling carriages, all con-
tanning sporting men and youths from Har-
ward, who desired tO see the fight but knew
not how 10 reach il.
The men had weighed in at noon yester-
day, at South birmingham, in the pres
enCe of referee Frank Stevenson, Jack
ly, and few Others. Both men weighed
within the limit. The men had left SOuth
birmingham at about o'clock, and were
soon at the rendezvous. Carney was ac-
companied by Patsy Sheppard and Nobby
Clark. He was the picture of health and
expressed himself AZ very confident and |
longing for chance to lget at McAulill, |
McAulitf expressed a similar desire and |
the prospects were that ths battle would |
be
DESPERATE ONE. I
When the fighters arrived at the place first |
selected il was found that the crowd was
there in advance. Then the managers
sought to shift the place and give the mob |
"a nl
Soon arrangements were made TO have the |
battle in barn attached TO the Atlantic
Hotel, at Revere Beach.
The fight had been much talked of for
several months and much bitterness had
been displayed by the adherents of each |
man, and everything was ready for fine
fight at the slightest prOvocation.
McAulItle Won the choice of corners and |
the men appeared in ring costume. Both
wore knee-breeches, Stockings and low
shoes. Skin tight gloves were then ad
justed, Carney's having the fingers cut of |
above the knucklcs. The limit OF weight |
was l33 pounds Garnet weighed Just l28
pounds and McAuliffe l3O!. Bets were
made Just before
THE BATTLE COMMENCED
of $500 to $3.50 in favor Of Carney. 1t was
after o'clock before the men ..entered the
ring, Carney Iwore dark blue trunks, and
MCAulifle blue. In the first round Nc
Auliffe ioreed the fighting, and by his
rushes forced Carney ddwn three times,
either by his weight or through slips. The
battle was terrific. Carney showed per-
feet command of his mawlers, and carly in
the fight got first blood McAulifie justi-
fed the hopes OF his friends, and from the
start fought honestly and well. In the
fifth round Carney led, and by feint got
TO short range and did great damage ON
Jacks short ribs. The Brooklyn hoy did
great countering, aud Cdrney's face was
visited frequently. From the fifth to the
tenth round Carney increased his ad van
tage, and McAulitfe was terribly punished
From the 10th To the 2lst round the
fighting was Of a desperate character, but
slow, neither man being badly punished
The battle was of kind that be2gars de-
sciption, and the crowd was wildly excited.
The twenty-oBe rounds took one hour and
twenty-three minutes, aud although Nc
Auliife had shade the hest of il at that
time, seemingly, yet the
CARNEY MEN WERE JUBTLAET.
The betting was then in favor Of McAu-
life.
Carney becoming desperate when the
22d round opened, made a savage rush at
McAulifie, who met il with hard blow
on the right eve and followed with ter
rife right-hander on the bridge OF Carney's
nose, which split that ores.., open and
caused the blood to fly, and claim If first
blood for McAuliffe was then allowed.
SO far Carney's tactics were in accord
ance with his expressed intentions, to
worry and tire McAulifIe. and murder
him ia the ring. McAuliffe forced the
fighting, but 80 little punishment did he
do to Jen2, that the friends of tine latter
asserted that ne was sure TO win. The
fighting, after this WAS heavy and both
men were badly punished At the end OF
the twenty-fifth round McAuliffe appear
ed somewhat winded, and Csrney's
friends claimed the fight which was not
allowed. From the twenty-fifth TO the
forty second round Carney had something
tie best Of it. Csrpey's expressed deter.
miDatiop was to make the battle q long,
desperate and murderous onsl aught, on
the Williamsburger. He carried out his
lultullou NJ tbS lOit -ltu IOuuu u "bS
seen that his tactics were bound 70 be sue
cessful in spite Of ths splendid staying
power OF McAulifie.
The Brooklyn boy was
FULL OF PLUCK
and stood up to the EDglishman in great
shape as Iopg az he had enough life in him
to hold up his hands or stand On his feet.
At the end of that round il was seen that
it was only a question Of time, and that
Carney was surely a winner. At 4;30 ,
o'clock Carney and McAuliffe had fought
ffty-four rounds. The dfty-fourth was
desperately fought, and both men were
strong. They were able TO fight two
hours more The betting changed with
every round. but a. a rule Carney was the